Puccinellia is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, known as alkali grass or salt grass.[ Parlatore, Filippo. 1848. Flora italiana; ossia, Descrizione delle piante che crescono spontanee o vegetano come tali in Italia e nelle isole ad essa aggiacenti 1: 366-371 descriptions in Latin, commentary in Italian][ Altervista Flora Italiana genere Puccinellia includes photos and distribution maps for several species][ Flora of China 碱茅属 jian mao shu Puccinellia Parlatore, Fl. Ital. 1: 366. 1848. ][ Flora of Pakistan][ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps]
These grasses grow in wet environments, often in Saline water or conditions. They are native to temperate to Arctic regions of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.[Williams, A.R., Weiller, C.M. & Walsh, N.G., Puccinellia, Flora of Australia Vol.44A, pp.266-274, ABRS/CSIRO, Melbourne, 2009.]
Selected species
Puccinellia agrostidea Sorensen Bent alkali grass or tundra alkali grass
Puccinellia ambigua Sorensen - Alberta alkali grass
Puccinellia americana Sorensen - American alkali grass
Puccinellia andersonii Swallen - Anderson's alkali grass
Puccinellia angustata (R.Br.) Rand & Redf. - Narrow alkali grass
Puccinellia arctica (Hook.) Fern. & Weath. - Arctic alkali grass
Puccinellia bruggemannii Sorensen - Prince Patrick alkali grass
Puccinellia convoluta (Hornem.) Hayek -
Puccinellia coreensis Honda - Korean alkaligrass
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